Combination-cabinet



J. MA'TLEVICH. COMBINATION CABINET.

V APPLICATION FILED FEB. 26,192|.

PatentedSept 20, 1921.

JOSEPH MATLEVICH, OF WASHINGTON PARK, ILLINOIS.

COMBIN ATION -CABI1\TET.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patent ed Sept, 20, 19 21.

Application filed February 26, 1921. Serial No. 447,979.

To all w ham it may concern:

Be it known thatI, JOSEPH MATLEVICH, acitizen of Lithuania, residing atWashington Park, county of St. Clair, and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination-Cab1- nets,of which the following is a specification. a

This invention relates to improvements in furniture,particularly standsused for supporting and holding various articles of personal wear ortoilet articles and the like.

It is the principal object of this invention to provide a simple,efiicient and practical article of this kind, part of which may bereadily transformed into awriting desk, or when the desk is not in use,it may serve as a back rest for persons using the two seats combinedwith the stand.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an article of thistype which may be readily and conveniently transported from one place toanother.

These and other like objects are attained by the novel construction andcombination 6 of parts hereinafter described and shown in theaccompanying drawings, forming a material part of this disclosure, thesingle figure of which shows a stand constructed according to thepresent invention in perspective view.

The base of the stand is made of the front and rear bars 10 providedwith feet 11 supported on rollers 12, and connecting slde elements l3connect the feet 11 of the two front and rear bars 10.

Uprights 14, pairwise arranged at the front and rear are connected byrails 15 intermediate their length, and their upper ends support aplatform 16. Upon the upper, flat edges 17 of the side elements 13, thefeet 18 of verticalposts 19 are resting, the upper ends of which areconnected by a sill or board 20 forming the top and guide of two drawers21 and 22 provided with handles 23 and 2 1 and which are slidably guidedbetween the posts19 and I resting on a strip or board 25.

Underneath said strip a roller 26 is held between the posts 19 fromwhich various articles, a towel or the like may be hung. Four pillars orposts 27 are supported on the board 20 andrcar'ry. upon their upper endsan ornamental cornice 28 on top' of which a railing 29is arranged.

The two rear posts 27 form a support for a mirror 30 in a frame 31.

Above the platform 16 shelves or. arm rests 32 are arranged throughwhich the posts 19 pass and braces 33 forming a triangle secured at itsapex to the posts 19 support the shelves 32.

Cross strips 34 connect the posts 19 above the'platform 16 anda plate 35isheld between the post 19 and can be used as a table in which case itrests upon the shelves 32 while the person or persons intending to usethe board 35 as a table, find a seat on platform 16 on both sides of thetable. A rack or support 36 secured at the rear of board 20 may be usedas a support for the lower edge of a picture frame, which may be hungfrom the railing 29.

In use, the space within the railing 29 may be used as a holder fornewspapers, magazines, or hats and the like While coats or othergarments can be hung from the four corner blocks 37 of the railing 29.

The board or shelf 20 may serve as a support for various toilet articlesfor instance powder boxes, and the drawers 21 and22 are intended for thestorage of comb, brush etc. horizontally'upon the rests 32, can be usedas a writing desk for persons using the platform 16 as seats to bothsides of the table, or the plate 35 may be used to carry variousarticles as a lamp etc. The rollers 12 will permit an easytransportation of the device from place to place. 7

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent ofthe United States, is

The plate 35 when supported 7 7 A stand of thecharacter described, comdprising a base on rollers, a plurality of ver tical standards supportedon said base, arm rests on two of said standards, a platformconstituting two seats on the other of said standards, a platformconstituting a plate normally held between the above mentioned two ofthe standards to constitute a back rest for persons occupying said seatsand adapted to rest in itshorizontal position on said arm rests to forma table, and means supported by and between said two standards to form aholder for various articles of personal wear and toilet articles.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my

